Castrillo Mota de Judíos

Castrillo Mota de Judíos
Municipality and town

View of the town in 2010

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Castrillo Mota de Judíos

Location of Castrillo Mota de Judíos in Spain

Coordinates: ES 42°18′37″N 04°10′25″W / 42.31028°N 4.17361°W / 42.31028; -4.17361
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León Castile and León
Province Burgos
Comarca Odra-Pisuerga
Settled 1035
Area
 • Total 22 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation 791 m (2,595 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 64
 • Density 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 09107
Website Official website

Castrillo Mota de Judíos, is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. At the 2004 census (INE) the municipality had a population of 71 inhabitants.[1]

Geography

The town is located on a plain area, near the river Odra, 51 km in west of Burgos and 54 in north-east of Palencia. It is crossed by the roads BU-400 and BU-403.[2]

History

Name

The town was originally named Castrillo Motajudíos ("Hill of Jews Camp") in 1035 when Jews fleeing from a nearby pogrom settled there; it was changed to Castrillo Matajudíos ("Jew-killer Camp") in 1627[3] during a period of religious persecution of non-Christians in Spain (the Jews had been expelled from Spain in 1492).[3] In June 2015 the name was changed back to Castrillo Mota de Judíos[3] following a campaign led by mayor Lorenzo Rodríguez leading to a vote among the villagers in May 2014.[3][4]

Personalities

The 2005 French film Saint-Jacques... La Mecque, directed by Coline Serreau,[6] was set also in the town.

Twin towns

Castrillo Mota de Judíos is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Spanish town of Matajudíos considering changing its name to anything but 'Jew Killer'" (The Huffington Post)
  2. ↑ Google. "Castrillo Matajudíos" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Guardian newspaper: Spanish village drops 'kill Jews' name, 22 June 2015
  4. ↑ "Spain's 'Kill Jews Fort' villagers vote in favor of name change" (Reuters)
  5. ↑ (Spanish) celebration of the fifth centenary of the birth of Antonio de Cabezón (municipal website)
  6. ↑ Saint-Jacques... La Mecque at the Internet Movie Database
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